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It's a seemingly contradictory set of goals: executive luxury sedan comfort and style, with track-capable handling and supercar levels of power. But for some reason, it just works. Case in point: initial impressions of the Nürburgring-tuned 2014 Jaguar XJR. We're not going to get epistemological here. We don't know how we know the formula works, we just know. In the 2014 XJR's case, the recipe is straightforward: take one part Jaguar XJ all-aluminum construction and design-focused luxury, add one part 550-horsepower supercharged 5.0-liter V-8, mix with equal parts suspension tuning...
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2014 Buick Regal Debuts With All-Wheel Drive In New York
Buick is introducing updates for its LaCrosse and Regal models for the 2014 model year, with both cars scheduled to be unveiled to the public at the 2013 New York Auto Show this week. We saw the 2014 LaCrosse yesterday, and today it’s the 2014 Regal’s turn in the spotlight. Only minor...
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2014 Rapide S Driven, McLaren P13 Details, Google Glass: Car News Headlines
The 2013 New York Auto Show isn’t until tomorrow but already the new model debuts are coming hard and fast. However, there’s also plenty happening outside of New York as you’ll see in the links below. We drove the 2014 Aston Martin Rapide S and found it to be a brilliant grand...
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Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Logo Revealed
It’s clear that Ford is planning something special for the 50th anniversary of its iconic Mustang, and it’s equally clear that the car’s revised design may be the best kept secret in the automotive world. Last weekend, images of clay models made the rounds, quickly polarizing fans...
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Hennessey Ford GT Breaks Texas Mile Record With 267.6 MPH Run: Video
The Texas Mile may need to be renamed to the “Hennessey Mile,” or even the “Mark Heidaker Mile,” since one thing is becoming clear: the tuner and car owner apparently own the top speed record at the semiannual event, held in Beeville, Texas. In March of 2012, driver Sean...
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Pininfarina Posts First Profit Since 2004
After recent turbulence, legendary Italian design house Pininfarina has posted its first profit since 2004. From a loss of 11.5 million euros ($14.8 million) in 2011, the company has posted a profit of 32.9 million euros ($42.3 million) for 2012, thanks mostly to a one-time gain. Over the years...
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Latvian tuner and manufacturer of armored vehicles Dartz has come across what’s possibly the only SUV tougher and more extreme than its own line of Prombron monsters, the new Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6. Rather than trying to outmatch the tough-as-nails AMG off-roader, Dartz has imagined its own, personalized version, which we’re sure the company will be happy to build for anyone willing to front up the cash. Called the Sahara G-eopard, Dartz’ version of the G63 AMG 6x6 is even longer than the original, and much more lavish. The limo-like rear is entered via suicide rear...
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Weber Updates Design For Veyron-Rivaling FasterOne Supercar
We first caught wind of the Weber FasterOne supercar as far back as 2007, when it consisted of nothing but a few drawings on a piece of paper and some renderings on a computer. Even back then, however, the people behind the car were adamant it would rival the Bugatti Veyron in performance, both in...
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Fresh Details On McLaren’s ‘Entry-Level’ Supercar
From the onset, McLaren has been adamant its automotive manufacturing business would remain focused on super sports cars, and that its initial lineup would consist of three separate models. The first of these was the MP4-12C, launched in 2010. The new P1 flagship supercar has since joined the...
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2014 Aston Martin Rapide S first drive review
Can a four-door be a true sports car? In today’s market—even at the upper end of the market—it seems that there are too many so-called ’no compromise’ luxury cars looking to be so many things at once. With its curvy, performance, car roofline rather intimate 2+2...
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2014 Cadillac CTS: Leaked Some More
Update: The 2014 Cadillac CTS has been revealed. Click here for all the details, photos and video. The 2014 Cadillac CTS sedan has leaked onto the web ahead of its debut this week at the 2013 New York Auto Show--again. Again, no firm details come with the leaked images, but we already know it will...
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Coming Regulations May Downsize Tire Width, Too
Automakers are doing all they can to make cars lighter and more fuel efficient, as regulations for average fuel economy and permissible emissions grow ever tighter in Europe and the United States. While automakers have downsized engines in the name of fuel economy and have trimmed weight wherever...
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If you're like most of the modern world, you do a lot of your web browsing--including reading about cars--on the go, or at the least, not sitting in front of a traditional computer at a desk. That's why we have our iOS app. Built to work perfectly on both the iPhone and iPad, the Motor Authority app is the quickest, easiest way to get your luxury and performance news fix on the move (or on the couch)--and during the 2013 New York Auto Show, it will have all of our latest live photos, videos, and news coverage live from the floor of the Javits center. If you haven't already installed the app...
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Magnus Walker Brings His Porsche 911 72STR 002 To Jay Leno's Garage: Video
To be honest, we’re really over the whole celebrity thing. Meet one or two big-name racers, or actors turned racers, and you’ve (more or less) met them all. We’re willing to give autographs to anyone who wants one, but we’re not exactly the celebrity-stalker type ourselves...
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MINI Recruits Designer Roberto Cavalli For The 2013 Life Ball Paceman
On May 25, MINI will be supporting the Life Ball AIDS charity event for the 13th consecutive year, with a MINI Paceman created especially for the event by designer Roberto Cavalli. Cavalli joins such past notable designers as Franca Sozzani (2012); DSQUARED² (2011); Diane von Furstenberg...
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The Saab 9-3 That Never Was, But May One Day Be: New Photos
The car you see above is the Jason Castriota-penned Saab 9-3--or at least what it would have looked like, had it been built. This is the car that--ostensibly--would have saved the marque, had it survived to see it built. Instead, Saab went bankrupt in December 2011, and the company we once knew and...
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Chevrolet Offers Drag Racers A Camaro Rolling Chassis
If you missed your chance at getting one of the drag-strip-ready COPO Camaros that Chevrolet was building for 2013, the brand is giving drag racers a second chance (of sorts). On March 28, Chevrolet Performance will begin selling an unspecified but “limited number” of Camaro rolling...
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2014 BMW M5 Spy Shots
With prototypes for facelifted versions of the 5-Series sedan and 5-Series Touring wagon already out and about, it was only a matter of time until we saw a facelifted M5 prototype. These are our first spy shots of the facelifted M5, which we expect to be launched on the market later this year but...
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Kia has rolled out a handful of striking concepts in the past couple of months (Provo, Cross GT), and it looks like the Korean automaker has no intention of slowing that pace as a new one is scheduled to bow at this week’s 2013 Seoul Motor Show. While all eyes will be on New York from Wednesday for the city’s annual auto show, a number of exciting vehicles will be making their debut on the other side of the planet, one of which will be Kia’s new Cub four-door concept. The Kia Cub is described as a compact four-door coupe that’s styled to appeal to “trend-setting...
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2014 BMW 6-Series, 6-Series Gran Coupe And M6 Preview
BMW is planning a few changes for its 6-Series lineup in 2014, and from an enthusiast perspective virtually all of them are positive. First and foremost, BMW has heard the complaints of U.S. buyers, and it will introduce a six-speed manual gearbox as a no-charge option on all 2014 M6 variants. That...
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2014 Buick LaCrosse Breaks Cover Ahead Of New York Reveal
The second generation of the full-size Buick LaCrosse sedan dates back to the 2010 model year, and sales have remained relatively consistent for Buick in the United States market. The LaCrosse is also a hot commodity in China, so General Motors is hesitant to fix something that isn’t broken...
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2014 Lexus IS Driven, 2014 Cadillac CTS Leaked, 2015 S Class Coupe Spied: Today's Car News
As we sit on the cusp of the press days of the 2013 New York Auto Show, there's still plenty going on that's non-show-related. First up is our first drive of the 2014 Lexus IS. It's much improved, and it's quite good--but is it good enough to hang with the new batch of luxury sport sedan...
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NASCAR Auto Club 400 Recap: Kyle Busch Wins In Fontana
Kyle Busch hasn’t had the best of luck in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has looked strong in virtually every race, but had so far managed just one podium finish with a second place at last week’s Food City 500. Kyle Busch again looked like the man to...
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2014 Lexus IS first drive review
The 2014 Lexus IS is here, and it has a serious set of challenges ahead of it: Taking on the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes-Benz C Class, Cadillac ATS, and the upcoming Infiniti Q50. Can it hang? This group is one of the most highly competitive in the entire industry, with luxury, performance, and style...
Nelson Ireson